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With the arrival of another royal baby due in the UK, Reality Check takes a look at baby naming rules around the world

A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week.

The #FeesMustFall campaign created a new generation of political activists. But nearly four years later, how will they affect South Africa’s upcoming election?

Paige is a make-up artist from South London, but her mum was less than pleased at her career choice.

How the film Edge of the Knife could help save Haida, an indigenous language on Canada's west coast.

Three artefacts rich in myth and shrouded in secrecy will be central to the new emperor's coronation.

What is unfolding in Sudan has the potential to shape an epoch on the continent of Africa.

The pop star has trained in 29 cities as he prepares to run the London Marathon for breast cancer.

Chinese-made planes have attracted criticism, but the crisis facing Boeing could spur interest.

Malawi mums and their newborns on their first day of life.

At least six children die as suspected Islamist militants blow themselves up during a police raid.

Two senior employees of the oil giant were kidnapped in an ambush in the Delta region.

Tests by a consumer watchdog found that several brands were inaccurate in calculating running distance.

The global pact, signed by Barack Obama, aims to regulate the sale of weapons internationally.

The school was named after 19th Century governor Henry Huntly Haight, who promoted racist views.

The EFL Board tells Bolton to fulfil their final two fixtures of the season after Saturday's game with Brentford was called off.

A UN official says it looks from the air like parts of Mozambique were "run over by a bulldozer".

Police discover some 630,000 alleged counterfeit items - including an apparent Star Wars knock-off.

The votes have been counted and you have voted for Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk as the BBC Sport website's own Player of the Year.

Defending champion Mark Williams becomes the second three-time champion to go out of the World Championship on Saturday, after Mark Selby's earlier exit.